Dune

A masterpiece of 20th Century American science fiction, Dune is a novel of epic proportions replete with Machiavellian intrigue, mythology, religion, politics, imperialism, and an incisive examination of the nature of power. Paul Atreides is the heir to House Atreides, a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world, the desert planet Arrakis. In this world, a life-extending and consciousness-enhancing ‘spice’ known as melange is the only substance of value – a prize worth killing for. When his House is betrayed and his family destroyed, Paul embarks on a journey towards a great destiny, one that asks vital questions about the inescapable link between power and corruption.